Broken Hearts ‘‘The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel’’ (Luke 24:20-21). On one hand it recounts the story of two disciples who, after the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord, walk seven miles from Jerusalem to their village of Emmaus. At first it seems to take Jesus’ death almost too lightly, or are we wrong to see something humorous in the two disciples instructing Jesus in the latest news?

Together they walked and discussed the life of Jesus of Nazareth and how he may still be alive after his tomb was found empty. The walk started out in disbelief and sadness. But I put in the prayer sheet, this is a quote, this is written by Sinclair Ferguson. Road to Emmaus But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened. Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus , about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. Redemption from the garden; How to read the Old Testament; The word Emmaus means “warm baths/ Hot springs.” Back in Jesus’ day, there used to be hot springs where people would bathe to get … Commentary. It’s in his book, In which, two men are traveling to Emmaus just days after the crucifixion of Jesus when a third man "drew near to them." Perhaps we need to learn to trust and praise Jesus in order to experience His revelation. And so we don’t know what Jesus here on the road to Emmaus cited, we don’t know what specific quotes, what specific passages in the Old Testament He goes to, which exact ones, we don’t know the examples that He used, we can’t replicate His explanation. Saint Luke recounts that, on the Sunday of the Resurrection two disciples of Jesus were going from Jerusalem to Emmaus. The Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) Bible Commentary / Produced by TOW Project The episode on the road to Emmaus is a fitting example of generosity for all Jesus’ followers. The Appearance on the Road to Emmaus (3 of 5) by Jonathan McLeod. I believe that the road to Emmaus is a road that must be walked, in one sense, by everyone who would become a better Christian. This whole passage is about many things but 2 things that I want to point out. They were weighed down with worries, since they had heard about the angel’s announcement that Jesus was alive (v. 22ff), but still had doubts about the resurrection.